First pick
Petrie Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha
8.5 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Richard apple · CC BY-SA 3.00.4%protected within 10 km
Outdoors in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh · parks, protected land & trails
A provincial park at Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh’s edge: Morris Tract Provincial Park
OpenStreetMap shows 5 walking routes nearby, including the Maitland Trail and Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail (hiking). The protected share within 10 km is 0.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land
0.4%
of the land within 10 km
Typical Canadian town: 2.3%
Protected areas
13
within 10 km, 2 public
Typical Canadian town: 14
Nearest provincial park
At the edge
Morris Tract Provincial Park
Walking routes
5
named, within 2 km (OpenStreetMap)
Beaches
5
within 5 km (OpenStreetMap)
Character
What Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has going for it outdoors
Each figure against Canadian towns of 2,500+; tap a tile for the detail.
A provincial park at the edgeMorris Tract Provincial Park reaches the townWalking routes5 named routes within 2 kmBeaches5 beaches within 5 kmLittle protected land0.4% within 10 km; the typical Canadian town: 2.3%
For someone who likes to get outside, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh’s draw is a provincial park at its edge, with its choice of walking routes close behind. It has less to offer in protected land nearby.
Against other towns
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh beside other Canadian towns, figure by figure
Each figure against the 2,611 Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (not city hubs or reserves), with the town marked and the typical one’s line. Outdoors isn’t one of Canada’s graded subjects, so there’s no letter here: each figure is set against other Canadian towns instead.
Protected within 10 km0.4%Share of the land and water within 10 km of the town’s edge in a protected or conserved area
Protected in town0.9%Share of the town’s own area in a protected or conserved area
Public protected areas2Areas within 10 km held by a government or an Indigenous nation
Walking routes5Named OpenStreetMap walking and hiking routes with 300 m+ within 2 km
Beaches5Beaches mapped on OpenStreetMap within 5 km
CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC, 2026), OpenStreetMap (November 2026). Distances from the town’s outline.
Towns its size
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has the 3rd least protected land nearby of 40 towns its size
The 40 Canadian towns nearest in population (6,891 to 7,231 residents), by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected. Hover for each one’s figures; click for its page.
Protected within 10 km
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh0.4%
Towns its size2.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public protected areas
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh2
Towns its size4
Towns in Ontario4
Typical Canadian town4
Walking routes
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh5
Towns its size0
Towns in Ontario1
Typical Canadian town0
Against towns its size, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is weakest for protected land nearby: 37 of 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Protected within 10 km | In town | Areas | Routes | Beaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernie BC | 31% | 0.1% | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hope BC | 15% | 4.1% | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Springhill NS | 11% | 9% | 79 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Algoma, Unorganized, North Part ON | 11% | 10% | 91 | 4 | 228 |
| 5 | Lowertown East ON | 11% | 0% | 38 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Les Cèdres QC | 11% | 0.1% | 40 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Peace River AB | 8.4% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kent BC | 8.3% | 8.2% | 16 | 2 | 42 |
| 9 | Saint-Honoré QC | 5.5% | 0% | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | L'Ange-Gardien QC | 5.4% | 0% | 59 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Perth ON | 5.4% | 0.7% | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Hope ON | 4.8% | 1.8% | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Carlisle ON | 4% | 0% | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Raleigh ON | 4% | 0% | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Edgeley ON | 3.9% | 0.4% | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Haysboro AB | 3.9% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Willow Park AB | 3.4% | 0% | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | Midnapore AB | 3.3% | 32% | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 19 | Concord ON | 3.1% | 0% | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Saint-Paul QC | 2.4% | 0% | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Electoral Area C, East Kootenay BC | 2.3% | 1.5% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Colborne ON | 2.2% | 0.3% | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Fairwinds BC | 2.2% | 4.7% | 23 | 0 | 15 |
| 24 | Brown's Corners ON | 1.8% | 0% | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lymburn AB | 1.7% | 0% | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | North River Heights MB | 1.5% | 0% | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Sherbrooke AB | 1.5% | 0% | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | King Edward MB | 1.3% | 0% | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Meadowood MB | 1.3% | 1.8% | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Inglewood AB | 1.3% | 0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Devon AB | 1.1% | 0% | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Shannon QC | 0.9% | 3.9% | 21 | 1 | 14 |
| 33 | Merritt BC | 0.9% | 0% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 34 | Cougar Ridge AB | 0.7% | 0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Yarmouth NS | 0.6% | 0% | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | La Sarre QC | 0.5% | 0.1% | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Rhatigan Ridge AB | 0.5% | 0% | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh ON | 0.4% | 0.9% | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| 39 | Gimli MB | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 40 | Wainwright AB | 0% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The map
The green map of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Green space, woods, protected areas and footpaths in and around the town; tap a number for its park or wood.
Green: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, playing fields and woods. Hatched: CPCAD protected areas.© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); CPCAD (OGL-Canada)
Places to walk
2 parks and woods to walk in, in or near Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
The biggest is Petrie Park, 1.2 ha. Biggest first, numbered as on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap parks, gardens, commons and woods with a name, in the town or within 400 m, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Sizes are the mapped outline’s.
Close to home
In Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, parks are rarely a short walk away
Residents of each 2021 dissemination area, at a point inside it, within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of a park or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap.
Within 400 m (0%)Further (100%)
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh0%
Towns in Ontario90%
Typical Canadian town83%
The typical Canadian town does better, at 83%. For about 7,100 people, the nearest park is over 400 m away.
Protected areas
Protected land at the edge of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh: Point Farms Provincial Park
Every protected and conserved area in CPCAD within 10 km of the town’s edge: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and conservation land.
Inside Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh0.9%
Within 10 km0.4%
Towns in Ontario2.3%
Typical Canadian town2.3%
Public ownership covers 2 of the 13. At 308 ha, Point Farms Provincial Park is the largest. The figures include 11 private conservation areas, left unnamed.
Point Farms Provincial ParkProvincial park · 308 ha · reaches Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Morris Tract Provincial ParkProvincial park · 59 ha · reaches Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Source: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
National & provincial parks
Point Farms Provincial Park meets Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
National parks (Parks Canada) and provincial or territorial parks by direction and distance from the town’s edge: every one within 10 km, and the nearest of each within 100 km.
National parkProvincial park
Provincial park
Point Farms Provincial Park
At the edge3.1 km²since 1970
Provincial park
Morris Tract Provincial Park
At the edge0.6 km²since 1997
No national park lies within 100 km of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh; the provincial parks are the big protected land within reach. There are 2 provincial parks within 10 km.
Source: CPCAD 2.9.0 (ECCC): areas and outlines, distances outline to outline; directions from the town’s centre point.
Footpaths and woods
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh and its edge hold 97 km of footpath
OpenStreetMap footpaths, paths, bridleways and steps, and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it; woods as mapped (landuse=forest, natural=wood).
Footpaths
97 km
in and around the town (751 km²)
Woodland
17%
about 131.2 km² of mapped woods
Footpaths · km per km²
Ashfield-Colborne-WawanoshTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Footpaths0.1
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Ashfield-Colborne-WawanoshTowns in OntarioTypical Canadian town
Woodland17%
0%50%100%
For woods, it beats 64% of Canadian towns. Paths are thinner on the ground than in 83% of Canadian towns.
Source: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Mapping varies by place: a dense figure can mean keen local mappers as much as many paths.
Walking routes
5 walking routes near Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Named walking and hiking routes on OpenStreetMap with at least 300 m within 2 km of the town, longest first; national routes lead.
LocalOther waymarked
Maitland Trail52.5 km
Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail (hiking)20.0 km
Lobb Trail8.2 km
Goderich Millenium Trail3.9 km
Sifto Loop1.6 km
The Maitland Trail is the big one locally: 52.5 km.
Source: OpenStreetMap (route relations hiking, foot and walking), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Trans Canada Trail sections as OSM maps them.
When to get out
Get out in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh in May to September
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals from Mount Forest (72 km), and daylight at the town’s latitude. Good months: 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15–30 °C, little rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°C) | -1 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 92 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 98 | 100 | 98 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 92 | 90 |
The warmest days come in July (24 °C highs), the coldest in January (-1 °C). Expect 100 mm in June, the wettest month, and 68 mm in March. The climate in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh →
Beaches
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has 5 beaches close by
Beaches on OpenStreetMap within 5 km of the town’s edge, nearest first, with directions.
Kintail Beachin town
DirectionsAmberley Beachin town
DirectionsPoint Clark Beachsand · 2.4 km from town
DirectionsOpenStreetMap shows 2 more, nameless. Whether the water is fit for a swim isn’t in any open national dataset; public health posts the local advisories.
Source: OpenStreetMap (natural=beach), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Things to do
Outdoors around Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh: 36 places to go
Viewpoints, peaks, waterfalls, picnic sites, nature reserves, playgrounds, dog parks, campsites and boat launches mapped within 2 km of the town.
Top of the list: campsites, 12 of them.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 7
Falls Reserve Conservation Areain town
DirectionsMorris Tract Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsPoint Farms Provincial Parkin town
DirectionsSharpe's Creek Wildlife Preservein town
DirectionsWananosh Lake Conservation areain town
DirectionsWawanosh Valley Conservation Area1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 12
Plus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 12
Auburn Riverside Retreatin town
DirectionsHappy Hollowin town
DirectionsLake Huron Resortin town
DirectionsPoint Farms Park - Colborne Campgroundin town
DirectionsPoint Farms Park - Huron Campgroundin town
DirectionsRiverside Parkin town
DirectionsShelter Valley Campground0.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 5 campsites without a name on the map.
Source: OpenStreetMap (tourism, natural, waterway and leisure tags), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Next door
Next to Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
The nearest places, coloured by the share of the land within 10 km that is protected; tap one for its outdoors page. Distances here run 13–29 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.
GoderichClintonHuron-KinlossWinghamMorris-TurnberryAshfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Under 1%1–5%5–15%15–40%40%+
| Town | Protected within 10 km | Areas | Routes | Beaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | 0.4% | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| Goderich 13 km | 1.5% | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| Clinton 24 km | 0.4% | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| Huron-Kinloss 24 km | 0% | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Wingham 25 km | 0% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Morris-Turnberry 29 km | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
More routes are mapped around Clinton (13). Goderich has at least twice the protected share around it.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- National and provincial parks. A park at 0 km touches or overlaps the town’s outline; directions point from the town’s centre.
- Beaches. A beach counts when its centre point lies within 5 km of the town’s outline. Names come from the map.
- Walking routes. Routes are what OpenStreetMap’s volunteers have mapped as named walking or hiking routes; many good trails aren’t mapped that way.
- Protected land. Protected here means in CPCAD, Canada’s official list: parks, reserves, wildlife areas and other conserved land, measured within 10 km of the town’s edge.
- Private land. Private conservation land is in the totals, not the lists. Many such areas are easements on working farms or woodlots.
Questions about the outdoors in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
Are there protected areas near Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh?
Protected areas cover 0.4% of the land within 10 km.
Are there hiking trails near Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh?
The Maitland Trail, Goderich to Auburn Rail Trail (hiking) and Lobb Trail, among the routes mapped within 2 km.
Is there a beach near Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh?
Try Kintail Beach, in town, first of several.
What is the nearest national park to Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh?
No national park lies within 100 km of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.
When should you visit Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh for the outdoors?
On the normals, May to September: that is when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light.
Is there a provincial park near Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh?
Morris Tract Provincial Park touches the town.
Which is the biggest protected area near Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh?
Point Farms Provincial Park: 308 ha, a provincial park.
Sources
Where Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh’s outdoors figures come from
Protected areas: Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2.9.0, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2026: every area within 10 km and the nearest national and provincial parks, measured outline to outline.
Walking routes and beaches: OpenStreetMap, November 2026: named hiking, foot and walking route relations within 2 km and beaches within 5 km.
Towns: Statistics Canada 2021 Census boundaries and populations; the comparison is the Canadian towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500+, not city hubs or reserves.
When to go: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, from the nearest station that publishes them.
Green space, paths, woods, things to do: OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik’s Canada extract), November 2026: parks, gardens, playing fields, woods, footpaths, the coastline and things to do in and around each town.
Residents: Statistics Canada 2021 Census dissemination areas (population, boundaries), each at a point inside it.
Walking routes and beaches © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Not on this page: trailheads and trail grades, and beach water quality. No open Canadian dataset gives these for every town yet.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).